The Family Adventure Continues

Posted by Karen Rumpf
on
January 05, 2016

Sailorman Chuck to
handover the helm to daughter, Heather

Ahoy,

Lots of rumors have
been buzzing around and we wanted you to hear it straight from the horse’s
mouth… Sailorman is not going out of business, or being sold. Exploring retirement options, sole
owner and CEO, Chuck Fitzgerald decided to sell the property where the store’s
current building sits. He also searched for a soul crazy enough to
venture to move the store with its unending inventory to a new location.
After a few near deals, Heather, the elder of his two daughters and first mate
for the past 23 years, couldn’t bear to see it go and decided to carry on the
Sailorman legacy. Heather, aside from her remarkable resemblance to
Chuck, holds dear the character and business practices that has made Sailorman
one of the most loved marine stores around the world. Along with her
husband and four sons, she looks forward to following in Chuck’s
footsteps. For those who enjoy having Chuck around, he plans on
easing into retirement slowly and will be around until Sailorman has firmly set
its anchor at the new location. While the exact place has yet to be
finalized, the move will take place sometime in the spring of 2016. It
will remain in close proximity and promises to bring the same charisma,
inventory,and great prices, just
without the mosquitoes. And who knows, perhaps it will be
air-conditioned